Currently reading: “All Creatures Great and Small” by James Herriot. I have read this twice already. But it is great writing and great storytelling, and it is so relaxing just before I go to sleep.

Who or what taught you to love to read? My father read all the time, mostly westerns and science fiction. He also liked poetry, as do I, though I read it too rarely.

What is your favorite reading memory? Reading “Snow Dog” by Jim Kjelgaard at age 10. Wow! Reading can be fun! I was drawn into another place, an exciting adventure, another life. I loved that dog.

What movie was better than the book? Two come to mind: “Fail-Safe” and “Shane.” I saw “Fail-Safe” many years ago and loved it. The movie was all of the book, plus faces – and suspense – such suspense. “Shane” was simply grand. Scope, characters, beauty, story … magnificent! I could actually taste the movie, then and now. I still want to be Shane.